On Wednesday 24^th August we took part in our last activity on the summer. This was a great activity to finish the summer off with!

Today’s basketball session was held at the Morningside Arena! This is where the Riders train and play their home matches. It was great to see some of our children and young people immersed in this venue.

We had lots of children and young people join us at this session which was great. As everyone arrived everyone went and got a ball and started to practice their shooting whilst we waited for everyone to arrive. The coaches then spilt everyone into two group, one being under 10’s and the other being over 10’s.

The Riders coaches then started to warm everyone up with different drills. These included dribbling and moving the ball in different ways. It was great to see all our children and young people make lots of progress in this session! This was great physical challenge for all those involved.

When asked what skills a child/young person felt they had developed they stated that they had improved self-belief. They also stated they would like to attend this activity again!

When asked if a family enjoyed attending this activity, they said…

“Yes, both got lots from it. E loves playing ball in a safe environment. A loves playing a game with new children.”

If you would like any more information on our activities, please get in touch with Rebecca, our Children and Young People’s Activities Officer at [email protected] or on 07719 970567.